Greetings!

Thank you for participating as a vendor for our upcoming Boys To Men Summer of Healing Teen Empowerment Conference & Expo happening on Saturday, August 20th, 2022 from 10 am to 3 pm. To help you prepare, below you will find some important information, event details, useful tips, and planning considerations for your reference.

Your vendor table comes with premier onsite real estate (your 6ft vendor table and 2 chairs) in our event expo hall at Atlanta Metropolitan State College. If you haven't already, please send us any advertising or marketing materials you'd like to see included in our event program or digital resource guide by end of day Wednesday, August 17th. Each table purchase includes an advertisement in the event program/resource guide.

If you have any additional questions regarding your booth, please reach out to DreamHouse Make A Difference Foundation at info@dreamhousefoundation.org. We can’t wait to welcome you this weekend!

Again, thank you for your support. We were able to make this a free event for our teen boys thanks to organizations like yours that supported  by purchasing vendor tables, ad space, and sponsorship. We cannot thank you enough.

Event Organizers:

DreamHouse Make a Difference Foundation

Event Organizers Contact Information

Zsa Zsa Lambert-Hall (President & Co-Founder, DreamHouse Make a Difference Foundation)

(301) 232-8113

Candis White (Executive Director & Co-Founder, DreamHouse Make a Difference Foundation)

 (201) 820-8766

Location

Atlanta Metropolitan State College

1630 Metropolitan Parkway SW

Atlanta, GA 30310

Registration Instructions

Registration starts at 10:00 am and will be located as soon as you enter the front doors in the Edwin A. Thompson Student Activity Center Bldg. on the right of the campus.

COVID-19 Restrictions

Masks are Required. We will also have masks onsite sponsored by Grady Health System! 

Conference Schedule

8:30-10:00 Vendor check-in/setup

10:00-10:45 Registration/Breakfast/Interviews with Jigi

10:45-11:00 Dismissal to conference room

11:00-11:05 Opening Prayer/Intro/Welcome

11:05-11:45 Icebreaker/Law Enforcement Panel

11:45-11:50 Transition to Panel A

11:50-12:15 Panel A

12:15-12:20 Transition to Panel B

12:20-12:45 Panel B

12:45-12:50 Transition to Atlanta Premier

12:50-1:15 Atlanta Premier presentation

1:15-1:30 Awards Ceremony/Closing/ Announcements

1:30-3:00 Gaming/Expo/Interviews with Jigi/Lunch to go

3:00-4:00 Cleanup

Vendor Equipment

Each booth will include a 6ft x 24" table and 2 chairs.

Vendors

Exceeding The Mark 

Grady Health System

Artportunity Knocks

Morehouse Healthcare

Prison Fellowship

G. B. Roane Jr Financial LLC

Georgia Parents Support Network

National Suicide Prevention

Kenny's Kreams

Speakers

Attorney Reginald Greene,ESQ. (Personal Injury Lawyer, CEO, Greene Legal Group, LLC)

Antong Lucky (President, Urban Specialists Co-Chair, Heal America, Author, Activist & Social Philanthropist)

Mikel Thomas (4x Olympian, Former Firefighter & Advocate)

Reggie Chatman JR. (Sports Anchor, 11 Alive News TV Reporter, 11 Alive News Journalist)

Professor Luis Vazquez III (Math Teacher, Counselor, Comedian, & Motivational Speaker)

Melvin "Mel-Man" Breeden (CEO/President, Big Cat Records, Co-Founder, Atlanta Premier & Ceo/President, Radar Live)

Kwame Johnson, SR. (President and CEO Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Author & Motivational Speaker)

Coty Martin (Licensed Therapist, Motivational Speaker, Author, Athlete & Transformation Coach)

Joshua Byrd, JD (Founder, Teach Us Justice VP, Hawque Protection Group Former Deputy Sheriff)

Conference Topics

Transitioning into Manhood

Conquering Fear of Success

Navigating In A Professional World

Effective Communication

Maintaining Healthy Relationships

Mental Health and Self-Care

Sponsors

Heal America

Atlanta Premier 

Radar Live

Scholastic, Inc.

Grady Health System

Brothers United Atlanta

The Super Lawyer

Breakfast Sponsored By:

Chick-Fil-A

Entertainment

Sounds By DJ-PNUT of V103 Atlanta

Event Hashtag

#B2MConference2022

#SummerofHealingATL

Please be sure to follow Heal America and DreamHouse Make a Difference Foundation on Instagram (@joinhealamerica and @dreamhousefoundation) for more information on The Boys To Men Summer of Healing Teen Conference & Expo.

Parking Instructions

Edwin A. Thompson Student Activity Center RED PARKING LOT @ Atlanta Metropolitan State College

1630 Metropolitan Parkway

Atlanta, GA 30310

Click here to view the Easley Conference Pavilion Building.

The Conference Center is located in the Edwin Thompson Student Center, Building 800. It is the first building on your right once you enter the campus at the dual Atlanta Technical College and Atlanta Metropolitan State College entrance, and begin driving on the one-way street. It can be identified by a large white overhang in the center of the building, which is the entrance to the foyer, and leads to the Easley Conference Pavilion. Please park in the RED Parking Lot when possible. NOTE: Atlanta Metropolitan State College buildings will all be on the right side of the one-way with signage noted in "Red". PLEASE DO NOT TURN ON CASPLAN AVE -COME THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE.

Dismantle and Move-Out Information

All vendor materials must be removed from the building by 5 pm on August 20, 2022.

WiFi Information

Network: AMSC_Conferences

Username: easleypv

Password: 1974201320

We look forward to hosting you!